Hair-waving pad



July 29, 1930. w, SHELTON 1,771,585

HAIR WAVING PAD Filed Aug. 15, 1929 l 7? we 72 for M/fl'am q. aha/72 (Jfiffo; Iggy I Patented July 29, 1930 WILLIAM G. SHELTON, OF ST. LOUIS,MISSOURI HAIR-WAVING- @AD Application filed August 15, 1929. Serial No.386,005.

- My invention relates to the art of hair waving and consists in a novelwaving pad unit to be applied to the hair during the waving operation.

One of the objects of my invention is'to provide a compact waving padunit bound together so that the different elements of the pad willalways be arranged in' the proper order when placed over the hair by theoperm ator. I

Another object of my invention is to provide a compact waving pad unitcomprising elements bound together in book torm, one of said elementsbeing of liquid absorbing material, so that this latter element may bedipped into a waving liquid by taking hold of the other elements of thepad in a bent back position. v

Another object of my invention is to pro- 50 vide a waving pad that willinsure against burning the hair of the user.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate a selected embodiment ofmy invention-- :5 Figure 1 is a top view with the difierent elements ofthe unit separated at one corner of the pad. In this and other figuresthe thickness of the sheets is exaggerated on account of draftingconditions.

. Figure 2 is an end view with the difi'erent elements of the unitseparated along their free edges.

Figure 3 is an end view of the unit in position on the hair in a heater.

5 My pad unit preferably. comprises six sheets of different material ofthe same width and length bound together in book form.

,On the outside of the pad, that is the side that is placed adjacent tothe heater, is a composite sheet of foil 1 and oil paper 2 pressed toether with the foil on the outside. Next to t is is a sheet of asbestos3, after which comes a sheet of absorbent pa er 4, preferably blottingpaper, a sheet of annel i 5 and last a sheet of gauze 6.

The arrangement of the difl'erent elements of my pad is of value. Thesheet of foil 1 is placed on the outside because it is intended toconduc t the heat over as large surface I of the wave as possible, andthrough it, heat will be evenly transmitted to the inner ele-' vments ofthe pad. The oil paper 2 serves to drive the steam from thenioistureof-the blotting paper inwardly. The flannel 5 is placed inside of theblotting paper to absorb moisture from the blotting paper so thatnothing but steam will reach the hair and to form a packing about thehair. The gauze 6 constitutes a foraminous spacer to further insureagainst burning the hair.

The diflerent elements of the pad are sewed together adjacent to oneseries of alined edges as indicated at 7. Other scour ing means might beused such as staples or wire, but it is believed that the mostsatisfactory results will be obtained by means of a thread securingelement.

The diflerent sheets of the pad are of the same length and width and aresecured-together with all of the edges of the sheets alined, as shown at8, 9, 10 and 11. T

This alinement is of value, because throughout the length and width ofthe pad every element is cooperating with every other ele- I ment toprotect the hair from the intense heat generated by the heater. Withevery element thus alined, there is also the advantage of having noprojecting element, such as a piece of foil, conducting the heatdirectly to the hair and scorching the same, or saturated'blotting paperor flannel dropping hot fluid on the scalp, or flannel or gauze becomingignited and burnin the hair.

To apply the device to the %air, elements 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 are turnedback and held in the hand and member 4 is submerged in a fluid. Whenmember 4 has become saturated, it is removed from the fluid, and the padunit restored to a closed book Lpositiori. The pad is then placed overthe ro of hair 12 in which the rod ll'has been wound and the heater 13placed thereon, clamping jaws 14 and 15 holding the same in-place. Jaws14 and 15 engage the outside of the pad with the combined thickness ofthe pad layer between each jaw and the hair t us avoiding cutting orbreaking of the hair. The hair is then ready to be curled.

Obviously, many of the details of the described structure may be variedwithout departing from the spirit of my invention and I contemplate theexclusive use of all such modifications as come within the scope of myclaims.

I claim: V 1. In a waving pad unit, a sheet of metal foil, a sheet ofheat insulating material, a sheet of absorbent paper, a layer ofabsorbent cloth and a layer of gauze, all of said elements having theiredges alined, and securing means extending substantially throughout thelength of one of the series of alined edges.

2. In a wavinglpad unit, a sheet of metal foil, a sheet of eatinsulating material, a

.sheet of absorbent paper, a layer of absorbent cloth and a layer ofgauze, all bound in book form.

3. In an article of manufacture, a substan tially flat waving pad unitcomprising a sheet for spacing the hair from a heater, a sheet forholding moisture to be vaporizedl by said heater a sheet for insulatingthe hair from said heater, and means binding said sheets to each otherin book form with their edges alined.

4. In an article of manufacture, a waving pad to be used in a croquinolewaving unit comprising a heat conducting sheet, heat insulating, fluidholding and spacer sheets bound in substantially flat book form forcooperating with a heater unit to wave the hair, said ad protecting thehair from burning.

5. n an article of manufacture, a waving pad unit comprisingsubstantially flat'elements of equal length and width bound in book formwith their edges alined, one of said elements being of heat insulatinmaterial, another of said elements being 0 liquid absorbing material,other of said elements being adapted to space the hair to be waved froma heater, all of said elements being adapted to cooperate to protect thehair from burning while the same is being waved.

6. In an article of manufacture, a waving I pad unit comprisingsubstantially flat elements of equal length and width bound in book formwith their ed es alined, the outermost element being of eat conductingmaterial, an adjacent element being of heat insulating material, anelement inside of said [adjacent element being of liquidabsorbingmaterial, additional inside elements being adapted to space thehair to be waved from a heater, all of said elements being adapted tocooperate to allow the heater to wave the hair, but to protect the hairfrom burning.

7. In a wavin pad-unit, elements of equal I length and widt theoutermost element besignature this 13th day of Augu 'nal edges, all ofsaid elements being a apted I to cooperate to allow the heater to wavethe hair, but to protect the hair from burning.

8. In a waving ad unit, a sheet of metal foil, a sheet of as estos, asheet of blotting paper, and a sheet of flannel, all of said sheetsbeing of substantially the same dimensions and arranged in book formbeing bound along one edge.

9. In an article of manufacture, a waving pad unit comprising a sheet ofmetal foil, a sheet of heat insulating'material, a sheet of absorbentpaper, a layer of absorbent cloth and a layer of gauze, all of saidelements lying substantially flat and having their edges alined, andsecuring means extending substantially throughout the length of one ofthe series of alined edges.

10. In an article of manufacture, a waving pad unit comprising a sheetof metal foil, a sheet of heat insulating material, a sheet of absorbentpaper, a layer of absorbent cloth and a layer of gauze, all bound insubstantially flat book form.

11. In an article of manufacture, a substantially flat waving pad unitcomprising elements of equal length and width, the outermost elementbeing a sheet of metal foil,

an adjacent element being a sheet of asbestos,

sheet of asbestos, a sheet of blotting paper,

and a sheet of flannel, all of said sheets being of substantially thesame dimensions and arranged in substantially flat book form being boundalong one ed e.

In testimony whereo I hereunto afiix my st, 1929. WILLIAM G. SHELTON.

